Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v. Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 505
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Federal Court (Canada) |
| Date | 09 April 2020 |
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26 practice notes
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Allergan Inc. v. Sandoz Canada Inc., 2021 FC 186
...B, and “giving parties an incentive to litigate efficiently”: Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 505 at para 4 [Seedlings]. For cases that involve drug patent disputes and a cost award fixed by reference to the tariff, the high end of Column IV i......
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Allergan Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 2022 FC 260
...Allergan Inc v Sandoz Canada Inc, 2021 FC 186 at paras 19-28 [Allergan]; Seedlings Life Science Centures, LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 505 at paras 2-7 [Seedlings]). [933] Both parties supported their cost submissions with affidavits and exhibits, which establish, among other things, th......
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Zara Natural Stones Inc. v. Industria de Diseno Textil, S.A., 2023 FCA 86
...III. To support this level of costs, ZNSI cited the following jurisprudence: Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v. Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 505 [Seedlings], at paragraph 15; H-D U.S.A. LLC v. Berrada, 2015 FC 189 [Berrada], at paragraph 26; Nova Chemicals Corporation v. Dow Chemical Com......
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dTechs epm Ltd. v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, 2021 FC 357
...that 2.5% is reasonable in light of this Court’s recent guidance in Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 505 [Seedlings]. B. [13] Awesense requests an award of $434,103, fixed at the high end of Column V of Tariff B, comprising $392,112 in legal fees, plu......
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22 cases
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Allergan Inc. v. Sandoz Canada Inc., 2021 FC 186
...B, and “giving parties an incentive to litigate efficiently”: Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 505 at para 4 [Seedlings]. For cases that involve drug patent disputes and a cost award fixed by reference to the tariff, the high end of Column IV i......
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Allergan Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 2022 FC 260
...Allergan Inc v Sandoz Canada Inc, 2021 FC 186 at paras 19-28 [Allergan]; Seedlings Life Science Centures, LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 505 at paras 2-7 [Seedlings]). [933] Both parties supported their cost submissions with affidavits and exhibits, which establish, among other things, th......
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Zara Natural Stones Inc. v. Industria de Diseno Textil, S.A., 2023 FCA 86
...III. To support this level of costs, ZNSI cited the following jurisprudence: Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v. Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 505 [Seedlings], at paragraph 15; H-D U.S.A. LLC v. Berrada, 2015 FC 189 [Berrada], at paragraph 26; Nova Chemicals Corporation v. Dow Chemical Com......
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dTechs epm Ltd. v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, 2021 FC 357
...that 2.5% is reasonable in light of this Court’s recent guidance in Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 505 [Seedlings]. B. [13] Awesense requests an award of $434,103, fixed at the high end of Column V of Tariff B, comprising $392,112 in legal fees, plu......
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4 firm's commentaries
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Canadian courts show trend of awarding higher costs in IP litigation
...whether to seek settlement and the appropriate time to do so. References 1. Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 505 at para 3 (Grammond 2. Dow Chemical Co v Nova Chemicals Corp, 2016 FC 91 (O’Keefe J), aff’d 2017 FCA 25 (Dawson JA, Rennie JA and Woods JA). Dani......
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Canadian Courts Show Trend Of Awarding Higher Costs In IP Litigation
...whether to seek settlement and the appropriate time to do so. Footnotes 1 Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 505 at para 3 (Grammond 2 Dow Chemical Co v Nova Chemicals Corp, 2016 FC 91 (O'Keefe J), aff'd 2017 FCA 25 (Dawson JA, Rennie JA and Woods JA). The pre......
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Federal Court Awards Elevated Costs On The Basis Of Refusal To Bifurcate
...the percentage of the recovery based on the decision not to bifurcate. In Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v. Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 505 ("Seedlings"), Pfizer submitted that Seedlings' failure to seek bifurcation, among other things, should weigh in favour of a higher costs award. T......
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Show Me The Money: The Evolving Approach To Costs In The Federal Court
...2017 FCA 25. 2 Rogers Communications Canada Inc. v SOCAN, 2021 FC 207. 3 Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 505. 4 Bauer Hockey Ltd v Sport Maska Inc (CCM Hockey), 2020 FC 5 Allergan Inc. v. Sandoz Canada Inc., 2021 FC 186. 6 Supra, note 2. 7 Supra, note 3. 8 ......